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1308 messages, Last post on Dec 08, 2009 at 7:44 AM
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He is moving - has to ditch it quick for a move. Buy it, then. 
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i am thinking about purchasing an 03 mini with auto tranny the asking price is 17,900 how are the 03s and how is this price? thanks
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Replying to: lestrade (Apr 24, 2006 5:57 pm) - Mark
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Replying to: markjenn (Apr 24, 2006 10:31 pm)
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Replying to: lestrade (Apr 25, 2006 6:34 am) The biggest early problems are squeaks, rattles, falling apart trim, loose seats, bad locking mechanisms, loose hatches, etc. Basically the interiors were falling apart. There was a bad problem in the first couple years of the car where there was a cooling fan on the power steering pump on the bottom of the car that would get knocked out and trash the power steering system - I think they put a guard on it on later models. There were issues with the locks and shifting mechanims freezing up in cold weather. The power window mechanism has a special feature that cracks the door when you open it - this has caused a lot of issues. Some of the early cars appear to have had contaminated cooling systems - the antifreeze would turn chocolate brown almost immediately. For a long time, there has been a clicking/binding problem in the power steering column - I'm not sure they have this one completely solved still; my car is afflicted, although in a mild way. There were lots of problems with the early cars that had severe "yo-yo" issues where the car wouldn't accelerate smoothly through the middle RPM range. This one has died down with lots of software revisions to the engine computer. The early cars had balky CVT's and there have been some CVT failures. That's the major stuff I remember off-hand. In contrast, the basic engine, suspension, and brake systems have been fairly robust. And everything has improved over the years - folks who bought early models and traded them in on later models say the improvement in fit/finish and tightness is absolutely night and day. Hope this helps, - Mark
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Replying to: markjenn (Apr 26, 2006 9:20 am) your reply was really helpful |
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are you guys finding dealers interested in moving price-wise, or is MSRP the name of the game?
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Replying to: cvpacguy (Apr 28, 2006 6:33 pm)
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